To think nobody ‘pads’ in real life, is this just a book thing? Stuff you only read in books…

[Hottubby]

‘She slipped on his shirt and padded across the room ‘
Does anyone ‘pad’ in real life? I have read it 4 times this week (I’m on holiday and reading a lot of chic lit!). Why is it only used in books?

People who ‘push their half eaten meal away’ after a mild inconvenience.

It takes a full on trauma to stop me eating.

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Surely most people pad if they walk around in bare feet, socks or slippers?

Hahaha this made me laugh. Get a grip, woman! (Her, not you Leafblow).

I think whole books were released in the late 1860s as he wrote new prefaces to them and his old publishers would periodically release new editions in whole book form The Christmas books series (A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Battle of Life, The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, The Cricket on the Hearth) were also whole books.

I pad big time. I am silent and stealthy as I pad across the landing to see if DS is watching Youtube in bed when he should be sleeping.

I also read a book recently which had to describe exactly how a coffee was made - even to the extent of opening cupboards to fetch the jar and putting in the spoonfuls or putting the lid down on a takeaway etc - EVERY TIME a character drank one which was several times each chapter. Awful.

Well said.

That's really funny, I never knew that's what was intended by "padding"

I would say I "pad" if I'm wearing big fluffy slipper socks, which is definitely not the intended image here!

Languid - women do things languidly.

'crisp white shirt' seems to appear a lot, along with 'vintage' everything.

Sylvia Day is alright. Predictable, but engaging enough characters. A bit of substance.

The Crossfire Series.

What REALLY annoys me about ‘literary fiction’ is the number of characters who are either writers or who work in publishing. It shows a massive lack of imagination and makes me think the author has a very narrow world view.

Or are freelance book illustrators.

Yes! They always pad across the bedroom floor in novels.

One of those things you never say in real life.

Like tabloid speak...when does anyone in real life call a child, a tot? Or vow to do something? Or call sex a romp?! Just weird words and phrases people don't actually use.

She made a mental note - what is a mental note?!!! I don’t remember anything unless I write it down though

Some of these I do disagree with.

I often "curl my hands around my steaming cup of coffee" when on teams meetings.

Largely cause I always have freezing cold hands, and fiddle ALOT. This kills two birds with one stone?

Brilliant! It’s got bestseller all over it

'Crisp white shirt' is another one i hate. What if the shirt isn't crisp? Can a black shirt be crisp?

Touched a nerve eh? Maybe you should stick to your Mills and Boon or Black Lace books or Marion Keyes or other crap. Maybe even People's Friend.

No, black shirts must strain across perky breasts. It's the rule.

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One that stood out in a sea of bad writing in the Twilight serried was the word scarfed - Bella scarfed down her food every time she ate.

I nearly stick my fork in DH every time he eats due to the chewing. How on earth did a vampire with super hearing not want to rip her head off every time he had to listen to her 'scarf'?!

You’d be more likely to be woken up by him having a scratch and morning fart. Or have I just been married too long.

Loving these responses- I needed a laugh!